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December 2003

DECEMBER COVER STORY
Reeling in a bigger salary
The results from the first official survey of storage jobs are out, and you'll want to check them before either your staff's or your own performance review.
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November 2003

NOVEMBER COVER STORY
Sane strategies for SAN growth
by James Damoulakis
What's the right way to design storage networks for growth? There's no simple answer to that question, but understanding the implications of storage- or network-centric approaches will help you make the right choices.
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October 2003

OCTOBER COVER STORY
Spend less on storage
by Marc Farley
Serial ATA disks can save you big bucks, but there's a bigger story here. By using RAID and a SAN, you can overcome many of its inherent reliability and performance limitations. It's time to rethink many of your assumptions about storage costs.
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August 2003

AUGUST COVER STORY
E-mail: It's worse than you think
by Eric Knorr
According to a 2003 study by Meta Group, 80% of businesspeople say e-mail is more essential than the telephone. However, storage managers are struggling to keep pace with the growth in message volume and retention requirements. however.
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July 2003

JULY COVER STORY
IP SANs take their place
There's a growing interest in using IP for storage in small to midsized enterprises, although Fibre Channel is still dominant in large organizations. What's right for you: IP, FC or a combination of both?
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June 2003

JUNE COVER STORY
Consolidation: The hard truth
Every large enterprise can benefit from some kind of consolidation. But the benefits come at a price. Despite the hype, consolidation is a long process that can be complicated. Bottom line: You may have to wait to cash in on the benefits, but they will come.
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April 2003

APRIL COVER STORY
Is storage management software worth it?
High prices, deep discounts, expensive deployments, uncertain vendor commitment--what's a storage manager to think? We help decode the confusion that abounds in this market.
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March 2003

MARCH COVER STORY
Ease backup pain
by Jerome M. Wendt
OK, maybe there's no cure, but a variety of bandages and pills can help. We look at the major backup packages and analyze what each does best.
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February 2003

FEBRUARY COVER STORY
Inside the new Symmetrix
by Michael Desmond
It's not just a new model, but a whole new architecture. EMC is trying to leapfrog the field in performance while finding ways to make Symmetrix more affordable. Here's how.
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